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About Me
- Joseph W. and Dorothy W. Beard Distinguished Professor of Experimental Surgery, Surgery, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery 2022
- Professor of Surgery, Surgery, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery 2014
- Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Surgery, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery 2023
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Areas of Expertise
- Heart Bypass Surgery
- Heart Valve Surgery
- Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD)
- Septal Myectomy
- Heart Transplant Surgery
Ratings and Reviews
The ratings and reviews are based on patient responses to the overall provider rating question from the survey. The question reads: “Using any number from 0 to 10, where 0 is the worst provider possible and 10 is the best provider possible, what number would you use to rate this provider?” Responses are converted to a 5-point rating system and applied consistently to all providers. Learn more about our survey process. Patients who see some types of providers receive a different version of the patient satisfaction survey. Those results are not available on DukeHealth.org.
Training and Education
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Clinical Focus and Research
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Database/Repository for Cardiac Tissue and Related SpecimensIRB# PRO00005621
- BiVACOR® Total Artificial Heart Early Feasibility Study awarded by BiVACOR, Inc. 2024 - 2032
- Stimulating Access to Research in Residency (StARR) - NIAID awarded by National Institutes of Health 2018 - 2029
- Ti, Lian K., G Burkhard Mackensen, Hilary P. Grocott, Daniel T. Laskowitz, Barbara G. Phillips-Bute, Carmelo A. Milano, Andrew K. Hilton, Mark F. Newman, Joseph P. Mathew, and Neurologic Outcome Research Group. “Apolipoprotein E4 increases aortic atheroma burden in cardiac surgical patients.” J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 125, no. 1 (January 2003): 211–13. https://doi.org/10.1067/mtc.2003.123.
- Milano, Carmelo A., Vijay S. Patel, Peter K. Smith, and Mark Stafford Smith. “Risk of anaphylaxis from aprotinin re-exposure during LVAD removal and heart transplantation.” J Heart Lung Transplant 21, no. 10 (October 2002): 1127–30. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1053-2498(02)00395-9.
- Jones, J. M., K. H. Wilson, W. J. Koch, and C. A. Milano. “Adenoviral gene transfer to the heart during cardiopulmonary bypass: effect of myocardial protection technique on transgene expression.” Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 21, no. 5 (May 2002): 847–52. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1010-7940(02)00078-7.
- Milano, C. A., and Y. P. Chiang. “Cardiac Donor Evaluation.” In Textbook of Transplantation and Mechanical Support for End-Stage Heart and Lung Disease, 273–89, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119633884.ch18.
- Bishawi, M., and C. A. Milano. “Treatment of Perioperative Ischemia, Infarction, and Ventricular Failure in Cardiac Surgery.” In Perioperative Medicine: Managing for Outcome, Second Edition, 154–80, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-56724-4.00013-7.
- Williams, J. B., C. A. Milano, and P. K. Smith. “Critical Care for the Adult Cardiac Patient.” In Surgery of the Chest (9th Edition). Elsevier Inc, 2016.
- Meyer, J Sam, Nancy Sweitzer, Dan Aravot, Carmelo A. Milano, and Yaron D. Barac. “Heart transplant survival and the use of donors with intracranial bleeding: United Network for Organ Sharing Registry propensity-score matched analysis.” In JTCVS Open, 22:306–17, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjon.2024.09.028.
- Zwischenberger, Brittany A., Carmelo Milano, John Haney, Jeffrey G. Gaca, Jacob Schroder, Keith Carr, and Donald D. Glower. “Durability of porcine and pericardial prostheses in tricuspid valve replacement.” In JTCVS Open, 21:78–87, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjon.2024.06.017.
- Truby, Lauren K., Lydia Coulter Kwee, Dawn E. Bowles, Sarah Casalinova, Olga Ilkayeva, Michael J. Muehlbauer, Janet L. Huebner, et al. “Metabolomic profiling during ex situ normothermic perfusion before heart transplantation defines patterns of substrate utilization and correlates with markers of allograft injury.” In J Heart Lung Transplant, 43:716–26, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healun.2023.12.002.
Insurance Accepted
Duke Health contracts with most major health insurance carriers and transplant networks, including the ones listed below.
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Aetna
- Aetna Choice POS, Aetna Choice POS II
- Aetna Elect Choice HMO, Aetna Open Access Elect Choice
- Aetna Health Network Only, Aetna Health Network Option
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Limited Benefit Insurance PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice POS
- Aetna Medicare Assure Plan (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Medicare Eagle Plan (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Essential Plan (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Value Plan (HMO)
- Aetna Open Access HMO, Open Access Aetna Select, Aetna Open Access Managed Choice
- Aetna Open Choice PPO
- Aetna PCP Coordinated POS Plan
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (QPOS)
- Aetna Select HMO
- Aetna Traditional Choice
- Aetna Voluntary Indemnity Group Plan
- Aetna Whole Health – Duke WakeMed WKCC
- Aetna/CVS Health
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Ambetter
- Ambetter of North Carolina
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC
- Blue Advantage
- Blue Medicare (HMO, PPO)*
- Blue Options (123, PPO, HSA)
- Blue Select
- NC State Employees Health Plan
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*Duke HomeCare and Hospice does not participate in the plan.
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Cigna
- Cigna Behavioral Health (*Limited eligibility)
- Cigna Choice Plus
- Cigna Connect Individual Family Plan
- Cigna Open Access
- Cigna Open Access Plus
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*Please call Cigna Behavioral Heath to see if the provider is participating in your plan.
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Duke Group Plans
- Duke Basic
- Duke Select
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Experience Health
- Experience Health Medicare Advantage (HMO) Plan
- Gateway Health Alliance
- Healthgram
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Humana
- Humana Choice (PPO)
- Humana Choice - Medicare Advantage (PPO)
- Humana ChoiceCare - Medicare Advantage (PPO)
- Humana Gold Choice - Medicare Advantage (PFFS)
- Humana Gold Plus - Medicare Advantage (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage Group Plan - NC State Retirees
- MedCost
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Medicare
- First Medicare Direct
- Medicare Part A
- Medicare Part B
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NC Medicaid
- AmeriHealth Caritas North Carolina
- Carolina Complete Health
- Healthy Blue
- NC Medicaid Direct
- WellCare of North Carolina
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TRICARE
- TRICARE Prime
- TRICARE Prime Remote
- TRICARE Select
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United Healthcare
- AARP Medicare Advantage Plan 2 (HMO-POS)
- AARP Medicare Complete (HMO, PPO)*
- AARP Medicare Complete Essential (HMO)*
- All Savers Alternate Funding
- All Savers Fully Insured
- United Healthcare (HMO, PPO, POS)**
- United Healthcare Charter/Charter Balance/Charter Plus
- United Healthcare Choice/Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Core/Core Essential
- United Healthcare Navigate/Navigate Plus/Navigate Balanced
- United Healthcare Option PPO
- United Healthcare Passport Connect Choice/Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Passport Connect Options PPO
- United Healthcare Select/Select Plus
- United Healthcare Shared Services - Harvard Pilgrim/UHC Options PPO Network
- United Medical Resources (UMR)
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*Duke HomeCare and Hospice and mental health providers do not participate with the plan.
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**Duke Health does not participate in UHC plans on the Health Insurance Marketplace.
Before scheduling your appointment, we strongly recommend you contact your insurance company to verify that the Duke Health location or provider you plan to visit is included in your network. Your insurance company will also be able to inform you of any co-payments, co–insurances, or deductibles that will be your responsibility. If you proceed in scheduling an appointment and your health insurance benefits do not participate with Duke, your out of pocket liability may be higher. We will contact you regarding your coverage and patient liability. If you are uninsured, learn more about our financial assistance policy.
External Relationships
- Caripae Biotechnology LLC
- Thoracic Innovations LLC
- TransMedics, Inc.